International Conference(ICAIM) 2024

Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development and Research (TIMSCDR) organized ICAIM 2024, International Conference on Advances in Information Technology and Management on 10-11 February 2024. Theme of this year’s conference was “Leveraging Information Technology for Sustainability in Agriculture and Healthcare – Women Empowerment”. It was arranged in association with AMC (Association of Medical Consultants), MACCIA (Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture) and Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH). ICAIM 2024 was conducted in a blended mode where eminent personalities from all three fields – IT, Agriculture, and Medicine participated.

ICAIM-2024 was a unique virtual interdisciplinary International Conference enabling various IT solutions leveraged in the domains of Agriculture and Healthcare. Leading experts from all three disciplines also spoke about further cutting-edge directions for utilizing IT in these domains from the perspective of women's empowerment.

Guest of Honor Dinesh Kumar Singh a Group Leader and Digital Farming Initiative (Fisheries and Livestock) at Tata Consultancy Services in augurated the conference on February 10 2024 with an opening speech high lighting the importance of education in women empowerment. Ms. Ritu Rungta, Associate VP, Xoriant, along with Miss Rasika Phatak a renowned agricultural consultant focused on their views of empowering women in the field of industries and agriculture. Mr. Johannes Brunding, Energy and Climate Manager at Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, and Dr. Shantanu Sharma a Researcher at Lund University, Sweden emphasized the importance of sustainability in the healthcare sector. They introduced us to the concept of Green Hospitals for a cleaner environment. Dr. Padmaja Samant from KEM Hospital, spoke about women’s health and Dr. Sangeeta Shirname a profound researcher with INSEED discussed in brief about the Literacy Project in tribal Pada’s.

The event also had panelist, Mrs. Anjali Churi a founder member of Nisarg Nirman certified financial planner Ms. Rekha Mohnot, AVP, Finnovate reflecting views on women empowerment. The panel discussion summarized women’s empowerment in terms of literacy, healthcare, agriculture, and financial domain.

Their second day of the ICAIM 2024, held on 11th February 2024 with an inaugural ceremony attended by Chief Guest Dr. Ashok Shukla, President AMC with an opening speech on bridging the gaps between doctors and technology. The other dignitaries on the dais were Dr. Vikrant Desai, Honorable, Secretary AMC, Dr. Mukesh Gupta, Chairperson- Media & Communication Cell, AMC, and Dr. Jayesh Lele, Vice President, IMA. A brief panel discussion on “Empowering Doctors with Technology- Health/Literature/ Finance” included our esteemed guests Dr. Hemal Maniar, President, MMA, Mr. Manoj Sharma, Portfolio Manager, and Jaimin Bhatt an alumnus of TIMSCDR. Dr. Vinita Gaikwad, Director of TIMSCDR also shared her thoughts the importance of technology in empowering doctors to face the challenges of tomorrow. The panel discussed and summarized embracing technological advent with wisdom and awareness.

Prof. Sonu Gupta discussed the significance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in building a strong social media presence. Prof. Mira Gohil created awareness about, securely navigating the Dark Web and mitigating risks through vigilance and adopting safety measures.

Further, the second day concluded with Doctor's Workshop on “Use of AI in Daily Practise for Doctors” headed by our knowledgeable faculty members of TIMSCDR also attended by doctors from all over Mumbai. The topics for the workshop are stated as follows: –

1. Role of AI in transforming Medical Practice

2. AI for Personal Enhancement

3. AI Tools for Doctors in Practice

4. AI for Social Media Marketing

5. UPI Platform: Do’s & Don’t

The workshop provided a valuable experience to the doctors on the usage of technology in their day-to-day practice and empowered them in the same.

The pre-conference sessions were conducted for students by eminent personalities from Industry as given below:

The Faculty members at TIMSCDR conducted a Microsoft Power Bi & AWS workshop for students on 6^th,7^th and 8^th February, 2024. During the AWS workshop, participants learned about the hands-on labs to gain practical experience using AWS services and tools as well as how to create and share Visualizations, Dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.

ICAIM-2024 Proceeding published 90 research papers and 47 research posters on interdisciplinary subjects, selected after a rigorous review process. Research papers were presented before distinguished professionals from the sectors of Agriculture, Healthcare, and IT.

Following is the list of professionals who chaired the research paper presentations of ICAIM- 2024.

1. Dr Mishu Tripathi, HOD at Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research

2. Dr Astha Sharma, Asst. Professor at Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research

3. Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singh, Group Leader, Social and Mobility Innovation, TCS

4. Dr. Suresh A. Shan, Chairman, CSI – Mumbai Chapter

5. Dr Abdul Moid, Director ERTL WEST

6.  Mr Smith Gonsalves, Cyber Security Expert, Director at Cyber Smith SECURE

Further, the awards for the best research paper and best poster presentation were distributed by our panelist to the winners which are summarized in the below table:

ICAIM – 2024 –Winners of Research Paper & Research Poster